The Sentinel drone that was downed or malfunctioned over Iran has become a topic of political controversy. Former U.S. Vice President and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney attacked President Obama for failing to protect American technology that could be learned from the drone downed in Iran. In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Mr. Cheney said the drone should never have been allowed […]
“Most identity theft occurs without the victim’s knowledge, but Mahmoud Abbas’ statement to the UN General Assembly robbing the Jewish people of their heritage is the most flagrant example of identity theft in broad daylight in front of the world,” – Rabbi Marvin Hier, SWC Dean & Founder Growing Global Anti-Semitism & De-Legitimization of Israel […]
Because the concept of opportunity cost is fundamental to all of economics, it is covered in the first chapter of every principles-of-economics textbook. Opportunity cost tells us what we give up when make decisions on consumption and production. There are no free lunches. In spite of the universal agreement on the importance of opportunity cost, […]
What explains such passionate philosophical disagreement between the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party? The seemingly insurmountable divide between left and right is perhaps most clearly understood by their respective concepts of human nature. As understood by our Founders, human nature is innate. In the words of the Declaration of Independence, individuals are […]
The Knesset’s Education Committee witnessed an exchange of verbal fire Wednesday between nationalists and leftists, as it discussed a report criticizing Ben Gurion University’s Political Science and International Relations departments, known as bastions of radical leftism. The report was commissioned by the Israeli Council for Higher Education (ICHE), and drawn up by a committee chaired […]
by Jonathon M. Seidl December 6, 2011 at 2:55pm We’ve all seen spoofs of bands who greet their adoring fans by declaring how great it is to be in their city, only to make a mistake and name the wrong city. And if you haven’t, today President Obama gave an example while delivering his “class […]
America’s out-of-control administrative state can best be compared to a runaway stage coach—trampling American workers and careening away with their money. Next week, Congress will have an opportunity to bring much-needed oversight to America’s regulatory process by voting for the aptly named REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny), which would require […]
The scare over man-made global warming is not only the scientific scandal of our generation, but a suicidal flight from reality. To grasp the almost suicidal state of unreality our Government has been driven into by the obsession with global warming, it is necessary to put together the two sides to an overall picture – […]
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took to the Senate floor and made a bold assertion–that there isn’t any evidence that regulations cost jobs, citing statistics from a Labor Department report that “last year, only three-tenths of 1 percent of people who lost their jobs were let go principally because of government regulation or […]
Tax hikes were the focal point of the contentious, failed supercommittee negotiations designed to reduce the national debt by at least $1.2 trillion. Democrats wanted massive tax hikes. Republicans flirted with a tax reform deal lowering rates and closing loopholes. But the fact that tax hikes were at the center of the debate indicates that […]
